Views of America

After discussions in the first year crits about their Pros and Cons Project, I though of a couple of photographers that might be useful - particularly if you have chosen the Pro/Con USA.

Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

....In downtown Detroit, the streets are lined with abandoned hotels and swimming pools, ruined movie houses and schools, all evidence of the motor city's painful decline. The photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre capture what remains of a once-great city – and hint at the wider story of post-industrial America... Taken form a article in the Guardian.

Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and São Paulo Biennials. These images are from his book 'Sleeping by the Mississippi'.

William Eggleston

...Had you to guess where he came from and what he did from his appearance alone, the words 'English' and 'aristocrat' might spring to mind way before 'American' and 'photographer'. And yet, at 65, William Eggleston is perhaps the most innovative American photographer of the past 50 years whose unique style has transformed the way we look at the world.... From the Observer 2004, read more here.

Norwich Illustration: Bookbinding session: Casing a book session Year 1

Norwich Illustration: Bookbinding session: Casing a book session Year 1: "Instructions for casing and stitching are on Moodle and in a handout in RM 129"

Bookbinding session: Casing a book session Year 1

Jonny Hannah visit: November 26th 9.30am -10.30am RM129 Talking to Year 3 students

Sachmo - Jonny Hannah

Your website links.... please!

I want to make a list of links to all your lovely websites and blogs.

Can you comment here with them or alternatively email me them.

Thanks...

Rachel

'A journey round my skull' blogs

A journey round my skull is an absolutely fantastic blog

'Unhealthy book fetishism from a reader, collector, and amateur historian of forgotten literature. Recent obsessions: illustration and graphic design from around the world'

It contains a great collection of narrative/sequential illustration, book design, book covers etc from all sorts of sources. It would be particularly useful for the first years who are looking at sequential illustration for their 'Entrance and Exit' project!

Like this stuff from Alexandra Grinevsky's 1929 illustrations for Valery Larbaud's "Deux Artistes Lyriques."



































Lot of other stuff as well so well worth a trawl round.

Check it!

'THE STARS SHINE ALL DAY TOO' Show of new Papercuts is up at
The Air Gallery, which is located at 32 Dover Street, close to Green Park underground station. The nearest underground stations are Green Park (on the Piccadilly, Jubilee and Victoria Lines), Piccadilly Circus (on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo Lines) and Bond Street (on the Jubilee and Central lines). The nearest rail station is Charing Cross.

The exhibition will be open 1st - 20th November 2010.
Opening Times: Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm. Saturday, 11am-4pm. Sunday, 12-4pm. Admission Free.